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Police investigate two attempted bank robberies in Dallas, University Park

Police are investigating two attempted bank robberies, one of which was successful, in rapid succession this morning in Dallas and University Park.

The unarmed suspect entered a Chase Bank in the 6400 block of Hillcrest Avenue shortly after 9 a.m., according to Sgt. Travis Vavra with University Park police.

He handed a note to a teller, who denied his demands. He then left calmly and headed south on Hillcrest, Vavra said.

Shortly afterward, police believe the same man arrived at a Wells Fargo bank in the 3900 block of Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas, Vavra said. He showed the teller a ransom note on his cell phone and left with an unspecified large amount of cash, according to Dallas police. No one was injured.

In both incidents, the suspect was described as black, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 190 pounds. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a black and grey horizontally striped polo shirt and dark-colored pants, Vavra said.

Vavra said University Park police are working with Dallas police and the FBI to investigate the two apparently related incidents.